MCD Biology Alum Offered Fulbright Award
Brooke Wittleder, a 2013 graduate of CU-麻豆影院, with degrees in MCD Biology and Spanish, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2014-15 academic year.
鈥淭he work of our students and their contributions to the global community are inspiring,鈥 said Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. 鈥淎s ambassadors of CU-麻豆影院, they are bettering the world while setting an exciting path forward for their own lives and careers.鈥
Fulbright students are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The 68鈥恲ear鈥恛ld program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, operates in more than 140 countries and currently awards about 1,900 grants annually to U.S. students, foreign students, U.S. scholars, visiting scholars, teachers and professionals